Tips thwarted 6 school bulges this month

At least six school shots were only exposed this month thanks to tips from the affected citizens.

According to a report on the National Institute of Justice 2020, over 51% of US and high school had used tips by the end of the 2018-2019 school year, with 12 states issued laws in which nationwide school security points were determined. It can be assumed that the number has increased since the latest national data has shown that 71% of US schools had a threat team during the 2023-2024 school year.

One of the widespread systems is the Say somewhat anonymous reporting system created by the non -profit Sandy Hook Promise Foundation. The name of the system, which is used by schools in 23 states and serves more than five million pupils in classes 6-12, was inspired by the widespread sentence “If you see something, say something”, which in the USA won after the terrorist attacks of September 11th.

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A study published in the magazine Pediatrics In January 2024, the tips, which were submitted by North Carolinas Say, reported some anonymous reporting system. The researchers found that from 2019 to 2023 more than 18,000 tips were submitted via the system, and 10% of these tips contained references to weapons.

While there are probably countless school cases that were averted due to various protocols and systems such as threats and monitoring of social media, the following potential attacks were averted this month by tips from students, parents and other community members.

1. Unnamed primary school, lubbock, Texas

On February 2, 29-year-old Stephen Patrick furred was arrested because he was supposedly threatened to shoot an unnamed lubbock, Texas, primary school. FBI agent received an anonymous tip about the alarming online activity of Furr. He was custody on the same day after a more than five -hour patts at Swat.

“The foresight of a single tipper – coupled with the immediate action of law enforcement – may have saved dozens of young life,” said the reigning US lawyer for the northern district of Texas Chad Meachham. “The saying applies: if you see something, say something. You can help the law enforcement authorities to avert a tragedy. “

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2. McMinn County High School, Athens, Tennessee

On February 6, the sheriff Joe Guy from McMinn County received a call from a concerned parent who said that he had found a disturbing video recording of his son and another student. The couple wore masks and kept pellet pistols as if it were firearms. They made statements about people who looked at them “wrong” and how they wanted to harm them.

Over the course of a week, the parent had “a behavior that the child had issued,” reported. Both students were interviewed by law enforcement authorities and issued explanations that indicate their intention to acquire firearms. They also searched for web inquiries for “explosives”, “how to make explosive devices” and “how to record explosive devices.

“I can't talk enough about how brave that this parent has to call me because he knows that there was a good chance that he could get his own child in legal difficulties,” said Guy. “He kept saying: 'This is the right one and I know if it was another child, I want you to report whether my child may be put in danger.”

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3 .. Mooresville High School, Mooresville, Indiana

The authorities thwarted a potential shooting for Valentine's Day after receiving an anonymous tip about the plans of a student to attack the Mooresville High School.

On February 11, someone contacted the Say some anonymous reporting system that stated that a friend had access to an AR-15 rifle, had recently bought a bulletproof vest and admired past school shootings. The system forwarded the screenshots and information as part of their protocol to the FBI.

The 18-year-old Trinity Shockley was then arrested and charged with conspiracy to inspect murder and two charges in connection with terrorism.

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4. Campbellsport Middle/High School, Campbellsport, Wisconsin

On February 11, a school resource assigned to Campbellsport School District received a tip that two newbies made direct plans, comments and threats to other students and employees of Campbellsport Middle/High School.

“We know that such incidents can scare for students, families and employees,” wrote the Sheriff of the Sheriff of Fond du LAC in a press release. “We want the public to be informed about this situation and emphasize the security of the school by communicating to an adult, teacher or law enforcement authorities if there is any type or threat. We all work together to protect our schools. “

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5. Madison Middle School, Madison, Tennessee

Two Tennessee Middle Schoolers were arrested after other Metro Nashville police students had reported that the 12-year-old boy threatened in a social media group to record the Madison Middle School.

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During the search for the students' houses, the officials reported a toy AK-47 that resembled a real weapon in a bedroom, WKRN reports. Several unsecured weapons were also found in the residence.

Both students were accused of threatening mass violence and making a wrong report.

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6. Seminole Middle School, Seminole, Florida

An 11-year-old boy was arrested on February 18 after the office of the sheriff of the Pinellas County's sheriff received reports that the student presented specific threats to kill several students on the seminole Middle School.

Detectives say that the student sent several photos to classmates, held the handguns and threatened the students the next day.

The boy was charged with a number of written threats to commit mass shooting.

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Bonus: Memorial High School, Houston, Texas

While these school shots were not exposed to a tip, she emphasizes that schools and community partners have to use several funds to recognize threats.

Two girls at the age of teenagers aged 15 and 16 were arrested on February 18 in connection with a mass accident attack against the Memorial High School in Hedwig Village, Texas, a suburb of Houston.

The FBI office in Houston announced that it first became aware of the alleged conspiracy of the mass accident by detailed contributions on social media that caused the investigators to keep the threats credible.

The 16-year-old suspect was charged with terrorist threat because the investigation continues to determine whether further charges are submitted.

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Campus Security Previously, two further iterations of turned away school recordings posted: